ok, so way off topic.

i purchased a seasonal (not to be used outdoors for > 90 days) outdoor-rated (weatherproof, not waterproof) digital timer from costco last year.

plugged in numerous strands of my old-fashioned outdoor christmas lights, no problem.

this year i replaced the "old-fashioned" lights with strands of leds.

used the same timer.

the lights came on as advertised. they were scheduled to go off at 2200. to my great surprise and amazement, when i got up at 0500 the leds were, for lack of a better description, glowing. they were on, but not full strength.

the leds manufacturer says that's interesting, never heard that one before.

the timer folks say that they'll replace the timer but haven't an explanation.

my electrician says to just replace the unit. an electrical switch is either on or off.

i then plugged a strand of old-fashioneds into the timer and ran through a cycle overnight. they were not glowing in the am.

i purchased a new manual timer. plugged in the strands of leds. came on at the designated time, apparently went off at the designated time, and were not "glowing" at 0500.

the "glowing" was eerie, but not sure how safe it was.

any thoughts?